Hello and welcome to today's meditation.
Today's meditation is a visualization to relax the mind for a deep sleep.
I am your host,
Katie Sarma.
Before we begin,
I encourage you to find a nice peaceful place to rest or to relax.
Before we begin,
Just a little nugget of information.
Sleep is a powerful experience that we all have,
No matter who you are.
Sleep allows our bodies to heal and our minds to start and sort through any problems so that way we can create our future.
Meditations are a wonderful way for us to access a slower brain frequency and state that is similar to when we are sleeping.
This allows for a creative brain to activate and begin the process of manifesting your desires.
Are you ready to go in a very relaxing state?
To allow yourself the deep sleep every night that you deserve?
Again finding that small spot to gaze in front of you somewhere comfortably in front of you.
Focus on this spot and do not let your eyes turn away.
As you look here,
I'm going to ask you to blink your eyes with every number I count,
Starting with the number 10.
Okay,
Let's begin.
1,
Blink your eyes.
9,
Blink.
8,
Blink.
7,
6,
5,
4,
3,
2,
1.
1 and 0.
Your eyes are ready to gently close so allow them to and you will notice when you do a gentle wave of relaxation sweeps over you completely.
So I ask you,
Is getting a well rested night's sleep important to you?
Extremely?
Sleep is our rest state and awake is the active state.
We must have a good flow going between resting and activating.
Rest and active,
Rest and active.
And we can achieve any goal we set forth.
So just imagine now that in front of you there is a set of stairs going down.
These stairs lead you to the knowledge of a restful and rejuvenating sleep.
When I begin again to count from 10,
You will start to walk down these stairs feeling more and more relaxed with each step you take.
10,
Begin your journey of insight into sleep.
8,
Feeling so relaxed with each step.
7,
6,
5,
More and more calm.
4,
More and more relaxed in the mind.
3,
2,
1.
As you step off that last step,
You step into white sand.
It's so soft and warm under your feet.
Just feeling the sensations you have in your feet on the sand.
Now look up and all you see is more sand in front of you.
But you can hear the ocean.
Looking towards the sound of the ocean.
As you're walking,
You can feel the sun on your skin.
Perhaps you can feel a light breeze as well.
You notice the smell of the salty,
Salty sea air.
And as you're looking around,
You see the ocean peak over the sand dune.
You're walking towards the ocean now and you notice the sand under your feet gets firmer because it's saturated with seawater.
And you get to the shore where the ocean meets the sand and you see little waves coming up and down.
Up and down.
As the waves come and go,
You see the same things.
The sand,
The seashells,
The pieces of seaweed,
Your own footprints.
And you see a little piece of driftwood that is perfect size for riding in the sand.
Pick up this piece of driftwood and draw your name into the sand where it's moist.
Write out each letter,
Noticing the sound that it makes as you scratch through the sand.
Good.
Now take a step back and look at your name.
As you see your beautiful name that has carried you through your whole life,
You notice a little wave coming closer.
This is the wave that catches part of your name and washes it away as it goes back into the ocean.
And when another wave comes in and washes away your name even more.
And then another comes and washes it all away.
And another until all you can see is ripples in the sand where your name used to be.
That's good.
Now continue walking along the beach and noticing the surroundings.
What kind of sounds do you hear?
Can you hear the seabirds flying over?
Or the wind gently blowing?
Can you feel the warm sun on your skin?
How does the sand feel under your feet again?
It's really nice,
Right?
Maybe you can even smell the smells and the sounds of the smells of the ocean.
Can even hear the sounds of the ocean.
You find a fresh date that is ready to eat.
Bite into it and notice how delicious it is.
Just being at your beach today eating your fruit.
Now as you've walked through your beach and as I've walked you through it,
You've learned a lot about how beautiful this beach is.
And you're ready for a little rest.
You look around and notice that there is a perfect spot for you to lie down and take a gentle nap in the life giving sun rays.
So go ahead and lie down.
And before you close your eyes to rest,
You look out into the ocean,
Watching the horizon and how the ocean meets the sky.
This is the most beautiful scene you've ever witnessed.
As you gaze along the big blue,
Allowing yourself to fall asleep naturally,
You listen very closely to what I have to tell you because it's very important to your all over well-being.
Sleeping is natural for everyone.
It is the only thing keeping you from getting the intellectual sleep that you deserve.
The only thing keeping you from that is your thoughts.
You've allowed your mind to push you around,
Making you restless when you get in bed or thoughts keep coming louder and louder and repeat themselves over and over so loudly that you cannot possibly relax with that noise happening in your mind.
But now you are done,
Done allowing your mind to boss you around and control you.
From now on,
When the unwanted thoughts arise in your mind,
You say enough.
Stop.
That is final.
If another bothersome thought arises,
You immediately say enough.
Stop.
You will find that this training of your mind is like training a dog.
They learn from making mistakes and testing the boundaries.
Yet,
They will only listen to you if you train them.
If you do not train your mind,
It will soil your thoughts which keep you up at night.
So let me say this again perfectly clear.
When a negative or unwanted thought comes into your mind,
No matter how many times,
It may repeat itself.
You say enough.
Stop.
Very good,
My friend.
And when a lovely and relaxation thought comes to,
Go to this visual as if it is a dream.
Just like your nap on a beautiful beach.
Good.
Now float and drift into a restful and rejuvenating night's sleep.
And when you rise in the morning,
You feel a new.
Remembering the warrior inside of me sees and honors the warrior inside of you.
And I wish you a deep restful sleep tonight.
Namaste.
